Acquisition of ownership of real property by contract in Serbian law: Departing from the titulus-modus system?

This paper examines the systems of contractual acquisition of ownership of real property in various civil law jurisdictions. It then presents Serbian legislative solutions in that respect, commonly denoted as titulus-modus system. It particularly emphasizes recent departures from the traditional sys...

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Main Author: Živković Miloš
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, Serbia 2015-01-01
Series:Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
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Online Access:http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2015/0003-25651503112Z.pdf
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description This paper examines the systems of contractual acquisition of ownership of real property in various civil law jurisdictions. It then presents Serbian legislative solutions in that respect, commonly denoted as titulus-modus system. It particularly emphasizes recent departures from the traditional system in respect of acquisition of ownership of real property in the current practice of Serbian courts and in recent legislation. These developments seem to indicate a certain shift towards a system of conveyance effect of the contract itself, resembling in some aspects the French law. This development is subjected to critical analysis, the conclusion of which is that there needs to be a consistent application of a chosen system, once it is chosen. Finally, the author proposes a solution that would achieve such goal and increase the level of legal certainty.
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spelling doaj-art-494d92f22a7d49b2bf29c70f94df81892025-08-20T02:05:52ZengUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, SerbiaAnali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu0003-25652406-26932015-01-0163311212610.5937/AnaliPFB1503112Z0003-25651503112ZAcquisition of ownership of real property by contract in Serbian law: Departing from the titulus-modus system?Živković Miloš0University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, SerbiaThis paper examines the systems of contractual acquisition of ownership of real property in various civil law jurisdictions. It then presents Serbian legislative solutions in that respect, commonly denoted as titulus-modus system. It particularly emphasizes recent departures from the traditional system in respect of acquisition of ownership of real property in the current practice of Serbian courts and in recent legislation. These developments seem to indicate a certain shift towards a system of conveyance effect of the contract itself, resembling in some aspects the French law. This development is subjected to critical analysis, the conclusion of which is that there needs to be a consistent application of a chosen system, once it is chosen. Finally, the author proposes a solution that would achieve such goal and increase the level of legal certainty.http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2015/0003-25651503112Z.pdfAcquisition of Real PropertyIustus titulusModus acquirendi
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Acquisition of ownership of real property by contract in Serbian law: Departing from the titulus-modus system?
Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
Acquisition of Real Property
Iustus titulus
Modus acquirendi
title Acquisition of ownership of real property by contract in Serbian law: Departing from the titulus-modus system?
title_full Acquisition of ownership of real property by contract in Serbian law: Departing from the titulus-modus system?
title_fullStr Acquisition of ownership of real property by contract in Serbian law: Departing from the titulus-modus system?
title_full_unstemmed Acquisition of ownership of real property by contract in Serbian law: Departing from the titulus-modus system?
title_short Acquisition of ownership of real property by contract in Serbian law: Departing from the titulus-modus system?
title_sort acquisition of ownership of real property by contract in serbian law departing from the titulus modus system
topic Acquisition of Real Property
Iustus titulus
Modus acquirendi
url http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2015/0003-25651503112Z.pdf
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